VH1 has revealed the season two trailor for Marrying The Game".  Watch the clip inside and see the cover art for rapper Big Sean's upcoming album Hall of Fame. Also, watch Nick Cannon's "Me Sexy" video.

Rapper The Game and his "ex" fiancee Tiffney Cambrige are back for a second season of “Marrying the Game.” Now that Tiffney has called off the wedding and moved out of Game’s house with their kids, we spend the second season watching the couple try to work it out.  But...should they be trying to work it out?  Hmm..

The show kicks off on August 5 at 9:30 p.m.ET on VH1.

And via Instagram, The Game has announced that he changed the name of his label Rolex Records to The Firm. He told fans,

"So after a 6 long month legal battle with Rolex watches over the name ‘Rolex Records’ we lost & had to fully change the name of the label & it’s logo away from the likeness of Rolex’s crown & stay away from any & everything resembling Rolex.

But today a new regime starts & I am officially the CEO of ‘The Firm’ & we are looking for elite artists to be a part of a new movement.”

And in new music.....

Rapper Big Sean, who debuted The Black Collection from his Finally Famous clothing line a few months ago, has just revealed the covert art for his second cd, Hall Of Fame.

 Available in both standard and deluxe editions, the album is due on August 27.  And over on the radio, Big Sean recently debuted his new single "Beware," featuring labelmate Jhene Aiko and Cash Money superstar Lil’ Wayne.  We have a feeling he and his girlfriend Naya Rivera aren't far off from some sort of a collabo as well...

In case you missed it, watch the HOF announcement video here:

And in music videos.....

"AGT" host Nick Cannon premiered the official video for "Me Sexy" today. The song is the lead single off his forthcoming album White People Party Music on NCredible Entertainment / Sony Red. The song has a "Gangnam Style" feel and Nick is already going viral, as YouTube users have created their own "Me Sexy" videos.

BONUS:

Watch Nick Cannon & Jimmy Fallon do the "Me Sexy" video.  This guy...

Cassie Ventura never fails when it comes to a hot bikini look.  The "Paradise" singer was spotted parlaying on the beach in Miami Friday afternoon in a skimpy flesh toned bikini that made us all do a double take.

Peep the pics inside...

Nope, she's not skinny dipping.  Don't worry, we thought the same thing.  Model/singer Cassie is just living it up in Miami in a nude bikini flaunting her bod and that ever present half baldie:

She chilled out with her model bestie Kerry Morgan.  And Ms. Ventura's still rocking that fat diamond ring on her ring finger.  We guess she and Diddy are still doing just fine with their non-secret coupledom.

Must be nice...

Photos: Fame/Cassie's IG

Nene Leakes has been slapped with a $2.5 million lawsuit from a disgruntled wedding planner.  Get the deets on the lawsuit inside....

"I Dream of Nene" star Nene Leakes has been hit with a $2.5 million million lawsuit from celebrity wedding planner Tiffany Cook. Tiffany, who runs Dream Design Weddings (she also planned Ameriie's nuptials) claims Nene promised to pay her 15% of the entire wedding budget PLUS design fees and travel expenses.

According to TMZ, Tiffany claims that NeNe's budget for the wedding was $1.8 MILLION and that $889,900 went towards (design fees) and $1,750 was spent on travel. Now, Tiffany wants Nene to cough up $2.5 million to cover her remaining balance, plus damages.

In court documents, Tiffany admits that Nene put down a $18,750 down payment....but didn't pay for anything after that.

Now here's where it gets weird......

In a series of tweets, Nene claims that her wedding planner was Tony Conway and warns her followers about dealing with "shady wedding planners."  She also claims the wedding was paid for in cash (likely by Bravo) and she doesn't owe Tony anything.

We're trying to figure out why Tiffany is suing Nene, and Nene is claiming Tiffany didn't plan the wedding. Is this just some manufactured drama to get us tune into the "I Dream of Nene" when it premieres?

We guess we'll see on Sept 17th.....

In other Nene news, she tweeted that she will not being making any appearances on "WENDY"....

We're sure this all stemmed from Wendy bashing NeNe & Gregg's marriage--calling it fake and disgusting--after NeNe went on her show and they made up.  But it will be interesting to see if Wendy addresses it when her show returns in the fall.

Photos via Photos via L&S/Drexina A. Nelson

Big artsy moves!  Jay Z is set to debut "Picasso Baby" on HBO.  Watch the preview inside.......

On August 2nd, Jay Z will premier his new performance video “Picasso Baby” on HBO, the same network his wife debuted her Life Is But A Dream documentary. Filmed at the Pace Art Gallery in NYC, the entire experience is being called “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film.”  Watch a preview of Jay's 6-hour performance made into a film above.....

In other Jay-Z news....

Famed actor Harry Belafonte has expressed an interest in sitting down with Beyonce and Jay Z to discuss comments he'd made about their political activism (or lackthereof).  And Jay's snapback comments in a recent song.  During a recent interview with MSNBC, Mr. Belafonte said, 

"I would be hard pressed to tell Mr. Jay Z what to do with this time and his fortune. All I can be critical is of what he is not doing,” the entertainment and Civil Rights icon said. “This conflict that is emerging was not from me as a direct attack on Jay Z or Beyonce. I was at a press conference in Switzerland. Questions were raised by the international press. They asked about the artists and the social engagement of the past based on a film we were watching…and how artists responded earlier in my life and how they responded today.”

“And I made the observation that the highly powerful voice that our community has – Black America has – there is so much celebrity power that it was sad to see that the collective of the celebrity power had not been applied to bring consciousness to the inequities that we face,”

“Having said that, I would like to say to Jay Z, to Beyonce: My heart is wide open and filled with nothing but hope and the promise that we can sit and have a one-on-one. And lets understand each other rather than try to answer these questions and these nuances in a public place.

Watch the clip above.

BONUS:

Mr. Belafonte has also become one of the most vocal celebrities to join the "Stand Your Ground" protest in Florida.  On Friday, he spoke to the Dream Defenders who completed their 11th day of a sit-in at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office. The sit-in is their response to the ‘not guilty’ verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman. Story.

ANOTHER BONUS: 

Jay Z popped on stage to surprise Beyonce on stage during her Mrs Carter World Tour show in Philadelphia this week.  He caught her off gaurd as she was just about to wrap it up. Watch the PDA below...

Photos via Beyonce's Tumblr/AP

Who did this cutie young man posing with his proud papa grow up to be?  Guess who inside.....

The young man in the pic above grew up to become the epitome of chocolate drop sexiness.  With movies and tv shows as well as numerous magazine covers, this dapper fella makes hearts swoon.  Can you guess who it is......

Wait for it....

It's Lance Gross!  The "Crisis" & Temptation actor tweeted the pic of himself and his father on IG with the simple caption, "Started."  And just a couple of weeks ago, he posted a pic with his parents (directly above) who traveled to Vegas to visit him.  Loves it!

Photos via Lance Gross' IG

Drake is chillin' back home in Toronto these days.  So he made an appearance at fellow Canadian Justin Bieber's concert at The Air Canada Centre last night in TDot.

Check out the fellas chillin' inside...

Young Money's Drizzy made his way to a Justin Bieber concert.  And we're sure it was all because he wanted to support his fellow Canadian whom he appears with on JB's "Right Here" track.

Drake was spotted in the audience with his homies and was spotted earlier in the day riding around in his Rolls Royce Ghost.  Nice.

Drizzy also hit up the Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z concert in Toronto last week, but who he won't be seen with much is his own Young Money crew who's busy promoting their new Rich Gang compilation album.  That's because Drake's not on it.

The "Started From The Bottom" rapper's been nominated for 4 VMAs and his album Nothing Was The Same is due out September 17th.

Photos: Pacific Coast News/Drake's IG

YBF chick Tika Sumpter was spotted out at dinner at BOA Steakhouse Friday night.  Check out the pretty TV star inside, plus Cassie spending another bikini day on the beach....

"Have and Have Nots" star Tika Sumpter put on her sexy blue knit cut-out dress and leather ankle thong sandals paired with her MCM bowling bag for dinner at BOA Steakhouse in L.A. last night.

The fresh faced chick is currently on the west coast doing some promo on "Access Hollywood" and "Fashion Police" (check out her pic below from yesterday's episode), and chillin' with her celeb friends at Duane Martin & Tisha Campbell's restaurant Xen Lounge.

Next up for Tika? Her movies Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas& My Man Is A Loser are on deck to premiere later this year.  And she'll be starring in "Being Mary Jane" on BET with Gabby Union in January.  Work!

And down in Miami:

Cassie's still parading around the beach during the day flossing her bikini bod.  And we're not even mad at it.

She spent the second day in a row chilin' on the beach with her girls.

The "King Of Hearts" singer may...or may not...be working on more music.  But it seems she's still going to do OK in life as long as her man Diddykeeps that diamond on her ring finger.   Must be nice....

Photos: Fame/Pacific Coast News/Tika's IG

Wendy Williams has remixed her theme song. Watch Wendy dancing inside and see why reports about Kenya Moore's $600K "RHOA" salary might not be true.

Previously, we told you about Kenya Moore getting a "RHOA" pay raise around the sum of $600K, but now the head honco at BRAVO is casting a side-eye on the report. While responding to a tweet, Andy Cohen implied that folks never get it right when they comment on BRAVO salaries.

Oh wells.....We're sure Kenya will still be able to find a suitable "rented" mansion for season 6 (no matter the exact size of her paycheck).

And....... 

Wendy Williams will return to the airwaves on September 16, and in the meantime, she's released a new dance remix to her show's theme song. The clip was shot in Central Park and choreographed by Derek Mitchell.  Her girl Kenya Moore tweeted her support......

Watch it above.

Photo  via Kenya Moore's Twitter/Urban Belle Magazine

Footage of DMX's arrest has been released and despite denials from his rep, he looked under the influence to us! See the rapper as he passes out in the back of the cop car inside.....

Although a rep for DMX blasted reports that he was under the influence when he was arrested a few days ago, a new video of the arrest makes his rep's comments seem foolish.   Though the audio is not great, X does admit to having one drink, and later, he possibly admits to 4 or 5! 

We're still not sure what he was "on" but it made him fall asleep in the back of the police car...minutes after the arrest!  Not a good look.  Check out the foolishness above.  This is the quickest way to make your own rep look silly.  Hopefully the folks around him will stop enabling him and hold him accountable and get him CONTINUED help....

One of the most fun weekends in the Hamptons went down yesterday.  Check out the celebs buying up designer threads during QVC's Super Saturday event inside...

With the luxeness of the Hamptons as a backdrop, it's only right top designers put their clothes on sale for a day of charity.  With Kelly Ripa and Donna Karan hosting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund's (OCRF) 16th annual Super Saturday (presented by QVC and InStyle), stylist June Ambrose was front and center with her cute kiddies.

The colorful maxi dress wearing June, her daughter Summer and son Chance posed it up with red carpet host Lisa Rinna.

And she picked up some cute pant looks from Etro & Chloe--all at severely slashed prices.  Nice!

Cute!

Nicole Murphy looked fresh faced in a white flowy maxi dress.

And she kicked it with her girl Tichina Arnold.

Cute look Tichina.

And Star Jones was there in a red printed jumper with her pup on her arm as a cute accessory.

Super Saturday is OCRF's fun-filled daylong fundraiser, complete with a one-of- a-kind designer garage sale, kids' carnival and activities, a luxury raffle and gourmet treats. It was once dubbed "the Rolls Royce of garage sales" and is the most anticipated element of Super Saturday is the fashion garage sale, which includes merchandise from over 200 prominent designers.   And for all you fashion heads--For the sixth consecutive year, Rachel Zoe curated a luxury designer booth, "Designers A to Zoe." Fab!

The Randomness:

1. Toni Braxton lost her right to 27 of her songs in her bankruptcy case. STORY

2.  Ashanti's Twitter Stalker is Indicted.  STORY

Photos: Getty/June's IG, Nicole's IG/Tichina's IG

"Love" is in the air and on the bosoms of reality tv star Nene Leakes and rapper Nicki Minaj.  Find out where the ladies spread their "love" last night inside....

Rapper Nicki Minaj was spotted leaving dinner at Crustacean in Beverly Hills yesterday rocking a "Love Dirty" shirt.

The "High School" rapper kept puposely flashing a big rock on her left hand, which might lead some people to keep up the long time assumption that she's engaged.  And to SB.  She's been rocking a ring on this finger for over a year now.  And even though she acts all coy when asked about her & SB's relationship, she surely likes to flash that ring to get people to continue to ask her.  Go figure.

Coincidentally, DJ Khaled proposed to Nicki via a viral video on MTV a few days, and the ring he offered her looks quite "similar" to the ring she's wearing. 

Do we believe they're engaged to be married?  No.  We believe they're engaged...in a big publicity stunt to sell a few records. And we'll let you know how that goes.....

In case you missed it....watch DJ Khaled's proposal.....

Also in Beverly Hills......

NeNe Leakes was seen leaving dinner at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills last night.

And like Nicki M, Nene was also seen rocking a "Love" tee.

Although Nene had love sprawled across her chest, she clearly had no "love" for a disgruntled wedding planner she threw shots at on Twitter. 

In fact, Nene's $1.8 Million wedding could end up "costing" her a great deal more if a judge doesn't toss out a lawsuit filed by Tiffany Cook, who claims Nene never paid her for her services.  Weirdly, Nene acts as though she's never worked with Tiffany, only a planner named Tony.  But we hear Tiffany was the ORIGINAL planner, so apparently things got a little dicey during the planning process.

We'll see how the "love" plays out in court.

The Randomness:

1.  Beyonce's rep denies album delays.  STORY

Photos via Spalsh

MiMi Faust & her man Nikko are still together, and doing some good together.  Check out how they spent their charitable weekend together inside...

MiMi & Niko popped up at the Black Celebrity Giving (BCG) event in Atlanta on Saturday to help the non profit organization with their national Cause campaign that raises awareness for those in need in the Atlanta area.

Homeless teens and families were given the opportunity to partake in pop-up shopping boutiques to have a true "shopping experience," minus the price tags.  And MiMi, in neon Jimmy Choos, & Nikko were there to lend a hand as celebrity sales associates:

We're only halfway surprised these two stayed together after al the "Love & Hip Hop: ATL" drama...

Photos: Chris Mitch/CME 3000

This ever supportive couple rarely lets their own personal plans get in the way of supporting the other.  Right after Beyonce hopped off the stage in Charlotte, she headed to L.A. to support her hubby Jay-Z last night as he and Justin Timberlake brought their Legends of the Summer tour to the Rose Bowl.

Check out the twosome grabbing lunch and Bey chillin' with Jessica Alba inside.  Plus, she brings in rapper Iggy Azalea to her tour...

Mrs. Carter spent her day off on her tour jetting to Cali to spend time with her husband Mr. Carter.  The cute couple was spotted (above) grabbing lunch at Gjelina in Venice before he hit the stage with JT at the Rose Bowl.

And Bey was spotted chillin' in the audience with actresses Jessica Alba& Kelly Sawyer.  Cute!

The "Grown Woman" chick rolls into D.C. tonight for a 2-night stint at the Verizon Center.

By the way, Beyonce just announced that the opening act for her Aussie & New Zealand tour dates this fall will be Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea.  Yep, she's bringing her "Work" to the Mrs. Carter Show.   She said:

To answer a few ppls question: yes I will have new staging for #TheMrsCarterTour and new costumes! Pucci will be designing them!

This ought to be interesting....

Photos via @BeyonceLite/Kelly Sawyer's IG/Iggy's IG

Danny and Russell Simmons' 14th Annual Art For Life Benefit went down this past Saturday at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton.  And we've got the celeb pics and the millions of dollars raised inside....

Russell Simmons had his daughters, Aoki & Ming Lee, on hand to witness over $1.5 million being raised at the Art For Life Benefit this weekend. Ming is the spitting image of her mom Kimora.  These two gals are growing up to be fabulous young ladies. 

Russell was spotted cuddling up to his model girlfriend...we're assuming this is the same one he's had for almost a year now.

Star Jones was on hand for the Benefit and snapped a pic with Aoki.

Special performances included Estelle, Rick Ross and Maxwell, as well as a special performance by Doug E. Fresh.  Super cute look for Estelle.
 

Actor Anthony Anderson hosted the Rush Kids Auction, which raised $240,000.  Nice.

This year's honorees included Samuel Englebardt and William D. Johnson of Demarest Films, writer Walter Mosley, Anne Pasternak of Creative Time and filmmaker Tyler Perry.

DJ M.O.S was on the 1's and 2's.

And Danny & his bro Russ posed it up with Russ' bestie Soledad O'Brian and Tangie Murray.

And Nicole Murphy was looking flawless as usual as her fiance Michael Strahan's date for the night.  And she partied it up with her girl Tichina Arnold.

Check out video of the celebs talking about why Art For Life is so important in funding art programs for kids & schools, plus highlights from Rick Ross' performance:

Photo Credit: Carly Otness/BFA, Johnny Nunez
Video: Craig Grunemeyer

Over the weekend, Deion Sanders hosted his Prime Time Black & Red Gala Celebration 2013 with Kordell Stewart, Tawanda Braxton and others in attendance. See pics inside and find out about the upcoming season of "Comic View".

Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion “Prime Time” Sanders took over the historic Georgia Freight Depot to host his "Prime Time Black & Red Gala Celebration 2013". The event took place during the 4th Annual Prime Time Youth Sports Weekend which celebrated Deion's youth sports initiatives in Atlanta.

The cast of "Married to Medicine" were among the local celebs who came out to support the event. 

Radio personality Kendra G posed with Kordell Stewart.

And in case you were wondering who this mystery woman is, we checked into it (you know our nosey asses did) and it turns out that she served as one of the show's red carpet escorts/hostesses, not his "date."

Radio personality Ebony Steele posed with reality star Towanda Braxton and showed some serious leg.

"Married to Medicine" star Quad Wedd Lunceford posed with her husband Dr. Gregory Lunceford in a Tadashi Shoji dress.

"R&B Divas ATL" star Nicci Gilbert was also there in a graphic printed dress.

And coming to television also in the ATL......

After a five year hiatus, BET is bringing back Comic View. Shooting is set to being next month in Atlnta, with funnywoman Sommore hosting (she also hosted back in 1994).  "Comic View" joins a host of other BET being produced in Atlanta, including the "The Game," "Sunday Best," "Let's Stay Together," and "Being Mary Jane".

Will you be watching?

Photos via Getty/CHRIS MITCHELL / CME3000

In the latest trailer from "BBW" season 5, we see resident bad girl Evelyn Lozada give Suzie Ketcham the death stare because of a joke made about her domestic abuse situation.  Watch the trailer inside and see Nicki Minaj's new fragrance bottles....

After a highly rated appearance on "Iyanla:  Fx My Life", fans will get to see the "new" Evelyn Lozada in action as she goes back into the fire on "BBW".  In the new season 5 trailer, viewers see Evelyn confronting Suzie about a joke that was made at her expense.   Will she jump up on the table and hit Suzie in the head with a bottle?  Tune in Monday, August 19th at 8/7c to find out....

And over at the fragrance counter.......

Nicki Minaj has revealed the bottle for her frgrance Minajesty for which she said, "#Minajesty smells like a passionate love affair. Mysterious and sexy. An unforgettable and hypnotizing scent". The fragrance hits stores this fall.

Nicki also got a little sentimental and sent her fans a thank you as she reflected on her success.

 "Ok, last one. Pink Friday, PF limited edition, and #Minajesty. The ones below are outfits that came with PF for a limited time when we launched in the UK. Yes, because they've done so well, we're working on outfits for the US. I never dreamed I'd have a fragrance as a lil black girl in Queens, New York that was born in Trinidad. My fans made me #1 in Macy's with the 1st fragrance and the rest is history. Love u guys. #GodIsInControl"

Congrats to the rapstress.

Photo via Nicki Minaj Instagram 

Drama down south!  Daniel "Boobie" Gibson, NBA baller & husband of Keyshia Cole, just turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department.  And it's because he's been arrested on assault and battery charges....

Apparently some ish went down during Essence Festival earlier this month in New Orleans, because Cleveland Cavalier baller Boobie Gibson just trekked it back to N.O. to turn himself in this morning on charges that apparently stem from an incident during the Fest.

According to TMZ, Boobie was indeed charged with assault and battery, and he was released at 11:09am CST.  No details have surfaced yet.

No accuser has been named, but we have our thoughts (that we'll keep to ourselves...for now).  Interestingly, Keyshia's been tweeting all morning as if NOTHING happened, talking to her followers about hustling hard, being blessed and why she doesn't smoke weed (she said it made her fingers stink).

She posted this pic about 45 minutes ago of 27-year-old Boobie in the driver's seat of an SUV:

And he posted a Vine of them on a plane last night (likely to N.O.) joking around:

Not sure what's up....but we'll be twiddling our thumbs until that dirt is dug up.

*Update* Boobie has finally spoken out about the matter and, as expected, claims people are simply trying to stick him for his paper.  In a statement this afternoon, he said:

"Earlier this month during the Essence Music Festival, I was involved in an incident with other individuals while I was out with my wife."

He continues, "It's unfortunate that some see opportunity in taking advantage of people who work hard for what they have achieved."

"Once all the facts of the incident come out, I expect to be fully vindicated."
 

Photos: Keyshia's IG/Daniel's IG

Marcus Jordan, the son of famed NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, accidentally tweeted a pic of his penis!  See the "piece" pic inside and find out what R. Kelly did to upset his fans during a performance over the weekend.  (NSFW uncensored pic inside!)

The men in the Jordan clan might know how to wrap their thumbs around a few basketballs, but when it comes to keystrokes, Marcus Jordan seems to miss the mark on Twitter.  You'd think Marcus would know how to send a DM....but his thumb slipped and sent his d*ck pic to his public profile, i.e., the entire world.

So what do you do what you accidentally show the world your business"  First....you apologize and save face..... 

Then you quickly "recall" that your Twitter account had been hacked!  That wasn't your penis!  Your social media accounts have been compromised!

SMH.  For what it's worth....that pic was NOTHING to be ashamed of.  We wouldn't expect anything less from the son of one of the greatest basketball players of all time.   

And in bad concert etiquette......

On Saturday, R. Kelly pissed off more than a few of his fans when he dared hit the stage at Macy's Music Festival two hours late. And here's the kicker....he never addressed his tardiness once hit took to the stage to FINALLY start his set!

Prior to his late arrival, local reports say fans left the festival in droves, having grown tired of waiting for the Pied Pier past midnight.

On Sunday, someone must have tipped of R. that his behavior was rude because he did issue an apology on Twitter,

"Hey Cinci fans. (sic) Sorry about the tech problems last night. Thanks for hanging in there to see me perform. You are the best!"

Also, Macy's Music Festival spokesperson Frances Santangelo stated the show was delayed by 50 minutes "due to Mr. Kelly's late arrival".   It should be noted, that "50 minutes" is disputed by nearly ALL of the fans at the concert who put it much closer to 2-hours.

Get it together Kellz!

Also......

Kellz released his latest single, "My Story" featuring 2 Chainz today.  It's the first single to come off of Kellz’s forthcoming 12th album, "Black Panties" (no release date).

The randomness:

1.  Regina King rejoining the cast of "The Big Bang Theory".  Story.

Another day, another Foxy Brown story that makes us wipe away that one lonely tear that represents hope that she will return to the Don Diva she used to be.

Inga "Foxy Brown" Marchand was caught on camera getting confronted by a hairstylist for not paying up the $900 owed for her new weavery.  Check it inside...

In a video posted recently by HipHopStan.com, Fox Boogie was put on blast for stiffing a hairstylist for $900.  Yes, we're more shocked than anything else her Yaky costs more than a couple hundred. (And miss us with the judgment because you know your mind skipped to that VERY thought FIRST as well).  But we're also shocked somebody decided to videotape the confrontation...and send it out to the internet streets.

If falling on stage in a leopard & bedazzled outft that she pulled from the back of her closet wasn't the epitome of embarrasing, this ought to do it.

No confirmation yet on when exactly this was filmed.  But does it really matter?  We thought we were on the road to Bad Girl Comeback after chick "allegedly" stole all that weave glue years ago.  Guess not.

We're still keeping hope alive Foxy.  And hopefully this was all just a misunderstanding....

CNN anchor Don Lemon appeared on "The View" today to address controversial comments he made about Black America in the wake of the Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin trial.  Watch his response to those who have an issue inside and find out about ABC possibly pursuing Hoda Kotb for a co-host spot on "The View".

CNN anchor Don Lemon appeared on "The View" this morning to address and defend controversial comments he made on his CNN show.  His "Talking Points" about pulling up you pants, using the "n" word, finishing school and being an involved parent had many people feeling some kind of way.  He also said Bill O'Reilly (who blamed certain rappers and other foolishness for all the problems in the black community) didn't go far ENOUGH with his critique.  See what he said above....

Prior to his appearance, he also tweeted several statements to defend his talking points.  

In other "The View" news"......

The streets are talking.....and they're saying that Barbara Walters and the folks at "The View" want Hoda Kotb to add some "diversity" to their panel, according to the NY Post.  Hoda, who has a news background which could add a good quality back into the show that it's been lacking since Meredith Viera left, is Egyptian and the panel does have two African American women on it currently with Whoopi Goldberg& Sherri Shepherd.

A media insider explained Hoda's appeal to Page Six saying,

“Hoda addresses several of their needs. She has news experience, which is something ‘The View’ has not had since Meredith Vieira left. She also adds some diversity to the panel.”

Of course the news prompted a denial from Hoda's camp, who said,

“Hoda loves her job at ‘Today’ and she’s very happy laughing and scratching with Kathie Lee every day.”

But you know...once the streets start talking....an offer has been made.  We will indeed be here for this if it happens.  Loves some Hoda.

Photos via Getty